Can-nozzle.



E. NOMION & B. H. LABKIN.

DAN NOZZLE.

APPLICATION run!) In 12, 1911.

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Patented Feb. 13:, 1912.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EID'WIN NORTON, OF PAGET, BERMUDA, AND BERNARD H. LARKIN, OF CHICAGO,ILLI- NOIS, ASSIGNORS, BY DIRECT AND 'MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO CONTINENTALCAN COMPANY, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

CAN-NOZZLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 12, 1911.

Patented Feb. 13, 1912.

Serial No. 626,870.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, EDWIN NoRTON and BERNARD H. LARKIN, citizens of theUnited States, residing in Paget, Bermuda, and Chicago, county of Cook,State of Illinois, respectively, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Can-Nozzles, of which the following is a description,reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the letters andfigures of reference marked thereon.

Our invention relates to an improvement in cans or other receptacles,and especially to closures therefor; the object being to provide a canhaving an outlet which may be closed to keep out dust when the can isshipped from the manufacturer to the packer, and which has an additionalclosing element made separate therefrom, which may be applied by thepacker to the outlet after the can has been filled to hermetically sealthe same, the cover of said additional closing element being formed ofmaterial to be cut away, to allow, access to the contents of thereceptacle, the cover of the first closing element thereafter serving asthe closure.

Our invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a perspective View showing a can body having a nqzzle withthe improvements applied thereto, the inner closure being omitted. Fig.2 is a sectional view of our nozzle complete; Fig. 3 is a similar view,showing the same after the sealing member has been removed; Fig. 4 is adetail sectional view of the metallic sealing member; Fig. 5 is amodification of Fig. 4; and Fig. 6 is a sectional view showing theclosure applied directly to the open end of a can.

In carrying out the invention, the same ma be applied to the open end ofa can body or to a can nozzle attached to and projecting from a canbody.

In the drawings, 1 represents an ordinary can such as used for varnish,paints, or other substances, and this can is provided at the top with anozzle 2, which is specially constructed at its outer end to receive theimproved closing means forming the essential features of the invention.This nozzle as a whole is constructed as follows: It has a lid 3 stampedout of sheet metal and formed with a hinge member pivotally engaging therim of the nozzle, and has a spring tongue 4, engaging the projectingedge of the nozzle. Said lid has on its under side a recess formed bycrimping around the edge of the lid, and convexing the portion insidethe rim, this recess forming a seat for a gasket or packing ring 5,adapted when the lid is closed to press on the edge of the nozzle allthe way around. The nozzle 2 has an inner shoulder 6 all around theinner periphery.

Fig. 1 represents the can as it is shipped from the factory to thepacker, the lid being closed to keep out the dust. To hermetically sealthe package, however, after filling, it is necessary to provide anadditional closing element which is shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4 at 7 andin Fig. 5 at 7 This element 7. as shown in detail in Fig. 4 is formed ofsheet metal wi th the downwardly projecting wall 8 frictionally engagingthe inner wall of the nozzle 2, and having a flange 9 resting on theshoulder 6. After the receptacle has been filled, the sealing element 7is forced into position, which effectually seals the contents and thenthe lid is closed.

When the consumer desires to open the can for use, he cuts away the topof the element 7, and thereafter the use of the hinged top keeps thecontents free of dust and dirt.

As shown in Fig. 5, the element 7' has a paper or fabric top held inosition by crimping the upper wall of t e flange 9 around it. We prefer,however, to use tin for this closure or sealing member. It will beunderstood that the packing ring or gasket 5 may be placed on the nozzleinstead of on the cover.

In Fig. 6, the invention is shown as applied directly to a can body 10which is formed with an open upper end. The upger edges of the can bodyare bent outwar ly and thence upward, to form a seatin shoulder 6. Theedge beyond the seating s oulder is formed into a shelf in a mannersimilar to forming the shelf above described. The lid or cover 3 isprovided with a packing ring or gasket 5, and said lid is hinged at oneside to the outer edge of the can body, while at its other side aretaining clip or tongue 4 is provided for holding the lid closed. Theclosing element 7 is seated within the open end of the can body and thedownwardly projecting wall 8 frictionally engages the walls of the canbody to hold the closure in the can body. These closures 7 are shippedseparately and may be inserted after the can is filled. Access is gainedto the contents of the can in the same manner as above described.

Having thus particularly described our invention, what we claim as newand desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A metal receptacle including in combination, a body portion having anopening, the metal adjacent said opening being bent to form a seatingshoulder, and an outwardly projecting flange, an inner closure having adownwardly projecting wall for frictionally engaging the body portion ofthe receptacle, said inner closure having a projectin ledge adapted torest on said seatin shoul er, a cover hinged at one side to sai flangeand adapted to seat thereon, means for holding the cover closed, meansfor securing a gasket to said cover, whereby said gasket seats againstthe flange on the body portion when said cover is closed.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures, in presence of twowitnesses.

EDWIN NORTON. BERNARD H. LARKIN.

Witnesses as to the signature of Edwin Norton:

T. C. CORWILL, MARK A. NOBLE. Witnesses as to the signature of BernardH. Larkin:

J. C. HANSEN,

V. E. EISFELLER.

00916! of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of latents, Washington, D. O.

